Adjustable dress-form.



F. B. GRANGER.

ADJUSTABLE DRESS FORM.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-8, 191a.

Patented Sept. 14, 1915.

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UNIM @TATR B. GRANGER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HALL-BORCI-IERT DRESS FORIVI 00., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

ADJUSTABLE DRESS-FORM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. MC, 1915.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, F RANK B. GRANGER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, county of New York, State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Adjustable Dress-Forms, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is a specification, like characters on the drawing representing like parts. 7

This invention relates to adjustable dress forms of that type which have a shell-like formation and are made of separate sections of papier mach or other suitable material each section presenting a continuous smooth exterior surface, and which are provided with adjustable connections between adjacent sections for holding them in their ad justed position relative to each other and for changing the size and shape of the form.

The object of the invention is to provide a novel means for adjustably connecting the sections of the dress form together which means can be operated from the exterior of the form thus obviating the necessity of reaching into the interior of the form for this purpose.

In all the adjustable dress forms of the above type with which I am familiar the means for adjustably connecting the various sections of the form are located on the interior of the form, this construction having been adopted in order that the exterior of the form may present a smooth surface free from all projections whichowould interfere with the proper fit of the garment on the form. The adjustable .connections between the various sections of the form are provided with means for clamping them in their adjusted position and in all dress forms withv which I am familiar such clamping means have been accessible only from the interior of the form which necessitates the operation of reaching in through the armhole of the form in order to loosen or tighten the adjustable connections. This is oftentimes a very inconvenient procedure.

By my invention I have provided a construction whereby the clamping features of the adjustable connections can be' operated to tightenor loosen them entirely from the exterior of the form. Furthermore, the construction is such that the form presents a perfectly smooth exterior surface free from any projections which would interfere with proper fit of the garment.

The drawing illustrates a selected embodiment of the invention from which the essential characteristics will be readily understood.

Figure 1 is a front view of the body por tion of a dress form made in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a view of one of the fastening devices from the interior of the form; Fig. 3 is a section on the line y-y Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a section on the line w w, Fig. 3 showing the way in which the clamping member is operated; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the construction of the clamping device.

. In Fig. 1, I have shown the body portion 1 of a dress form which is divided into a plurality of sections as usual in adjustable dress forms. The particular manner in which the dress form is divided does not form any part of my invention as the latter is applicable to a dress form divided in any desired way.

The form herein shown is preferably made of papier mach or some other suitable material and is shown as divided horizontally across the waist along the line 2 and horizontally across the bust along the line 3 and vertically on the two lines 4, the said form also being divided vertically through the shoulder to form front and rear halves. This manner of subdividing produces the shoulder and neck sections 5, 6, the bust and waist sections 7 8, and the hip sections 9.

For adjustably connecting the individual sections of the form to permlt them to be adjusted toward and from each other, I have provided an adjustable connection between the sections which is situated on the interior of the form but is operable from the exterior of the form. Any number of these adjustable connections may be used and they may be situated at such points as may be desirable for properly holding the various sections in adjusted positions, the particular number and position of the adjustable connections bein determined by the shape of the form an the manner in which it is divided. In the illustrated embodiment of my invention each adjustable connection comprises a slotted plate or strap 10 which is connected to one of two adjacent sections in some suitable way as by a rivet 30 and is situated on the interior thereof and a clampa suitable rivet 12 or byany other suitable way and which is provided at its end with a clamping head 13 having a slot 14: through which the strap 10 is adapted to slide. The strap '10 is clamped to the head 13 by a clamp device operable from the exterior of the form and which does not project beyond the exterior surface of the form. In the selected embodiment of my invention this clamp device is in the form of a clamping screw 15 which extends through the slot 16 in the strap 10 and screw-threads into the head 13, said clamping screw being provided with the shoulder 17 adapted to engage the strap 10 and clamp it firmly against the head. The clamping screw is also provided with a head 18 which extends through an aperture 111 17116 plate 11 and is received in a recess19 formed in one or-both of the two form sections that are clamped together.

I will preferably make the recess 19 in each of the two meeting edges of the adjacent form sections. The head 18 of the clamping screw has such dimensions that it does not project beyond the exterior surface of the form. For operating the clamping screw I provide a suitable implement 20 in the form' of a wrench which is provided with a socket 21 to receive the head 18 of the clamping screw, said head being preferablynon-circular in shape and the socket 21 having a corresponding shape so that the screw can be turned by the wrench as shown in Fig. 4. Vhen it is desired to adjust'the form, one or more of the clamping screws 18 can be loosened by means of the wrench, after which the form can be adjusted by moving the various sections relative to each other, thereby to secure the proper size and dimensions. After this is done the clamping screws 15 can be tightened to lock the sections in their adjusted position. Since the heads 18 of the clamping screws are confined entirely within the limits of the walls of the form there will be no projections on the exterior of the form, which will inany way interfere with the fitting of a dress to the form and in fact a dress form embodying my invention presents just as smooth an exterior surface as is the case with those dress forms in which the connecting devices are operable only from the interior of the form. I

The exterior surface of the various form sections may, if desired, be covered with a cloth covering such as is usually provided in ad ustable dress forms.

While I have illustrated one embodiment,

structional features shown or to use in connection with any particular form. The in vention can be applied to any dress form regardless of the particular manner in which it is divided and the connecting members may be applied to any portion of the form without departing from the invention.

-Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a dress form having a shell-like formation and divided into plurality of sections, of a connecting device situated on the interior of the form for connecting one section directly to an adjacent section, said device comprising a plate or strap connected to one section and a clamping member connected to the adjacent section, the shell of said form having a tool receiving opening therethrough in line with said clamping member into which an operating tool may be inserted to actuate the clamp.

2. The combination with a dress form having a shell-like formation presenting a substantially continuous exterior dresssupporting surface and divided into a plurality of sections, of connecting devices situated on the interior of the form for adjustably connecting the adjacent sections directly to each other, each device comprising a plate or strap connected to one section, and a clamping member including a clamping screw connected to another section, the shell of said dress form having an opening in line with each clamping screw through which it is accessible from the exterior of the form.

3. The combination with a dress form having a shell-like formation presenting a substantially continuous exterior dress-supporting surface and divided into a plurality of sections, of connecting devices situated on the interior of the form for adjustably connecting the adjacent sections together, each connecting device comprising two overlapping members, and a clamping screw for adjustably clamping said members together, the shell of said form having apertures in line with the clamping screws through which they are accessible from the exterior of the form.

4. The combination with a dress form divided into a plurality of sections, of con.- nections situated on the interior of the form for adjustably connecting the adjacent sections together, each connection comprising a clamping screw which is provided with a head by which it is operated, the said form having openings in which the heads of the clamping screws are received whereby they may be operated from the exterior of the form.

5. In a sectional dressform, the combination with a plurality of sections, of connecting means situated on the interior of the form for adjustably connecting said sections, said connecting means comprising a slotted strap secured to one of two adjacent sections, a clamping member secured to the other section and having a slot through which said strap extends and a clamping screw extend- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

ing through the slot of the strap and clamping the latter to the clamping member, said dress form sections being provided with openings through which the screw is accessible from the exterior of the form.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK B. GRANGER.

Witnesses:

FRANK GARCIA, WILLIAM O. Hownnrr,

Washington, I). G. 

